New CGC vs CBCS Comparison on Youtube - What are CGC turnaround times?7205

Originally Posted by TheComicDoJo
Thanks for the quick feedback, sorry for the newb question.. what are "Newton Rings"

Originally Posted by Studley_Dudley
Newton rings can resemble a scrunched up anus.

Originally Posted by kaptainmyke
Newton rings do not bother me like it does some of you.

Originally Posted by Wraith
I don't understand going all the expense of having your book slabbed to have presentation defects like Newton rings. Hard enough to admire your book without being able to open it, let alone have oil slicks all over the covers

Sure.. If you are flipping on ebay yeah, can understand .. But if keeping book for personal collection it makes no sense.

Baffles me how that can be considered an acceptable side effect of slabbing.

Originally Posted by Jesse_O
@TheComicDoJo I just watched the video. Overall, I liked it and I felt he was trying his best to be impartial. He lost points with me when he referred to CGC's Qualified label as Certified. Yes, he added a correction on the video, but it came across as if he isn't that familiar with slabs. The two weeks TAT at CGC is inaccurate for economy, modern or value tiers. unless they are fast passed. There is a thread on the CGC Forum that relates to that here. That tells me he really didn't research that aspect throughly and probably took people's word about them.

The same can be said for his comment about CGC selling for 10 to 20 percent more. The general idea is accurate and I'm sure there are instances that might prove them. However, the margin is narrower on high end comics, especially those not sold on eBay, which the high end buyers avoid like the plague (or so I've been told). I'm not debating the fact, just the percentages he used and the way he presented it. He said you could potentially lose thousands and I don't agree. When you get to that level, the margains are much narrower. In fact, there was a CBCS graded 8.5 FF #1 that recently set a record for highest sale for that grade. You can read about that here But I DO LOVE how he ends the video by telling everyone to collect how they like to collect!! Not everyone likes slabs and I think we tend to forget that the vast majority of collectors collect raw comics.

So, overall, I'd say it was a good review by someone who did not fully research the subject. At least he had the sense to not add PGX into the mix!!! This is all just my personal opinion and I'm sure others will state differently.

Originally Posted by kaptainmyke
Newton rings do not bother me like it does some of you.

Originally Posted by DJC_II
@kaptainmyke for me, it depends on the severity and the placement.